Computer Fraud and Abuse Act - Protected Computers

Protected Computers

The CFAA defines a “protected computer” under 18 U.S.C. § 1030(e)(2) to mean a computer:

• exclusively for the use of a financial institution or the United States Government, or, in the case of a computer not exclusively for such use, used by or for a financial institution or the United States Government and the conduct constituting the offense affects that use by or for the financial institution or the Government; or
• which is used in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or communication, including a computer located outside the United States that is used in a manner that affects interstate or foreign commerce or communication of the United States;